somthing wrong with my Lap??

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mopani

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I went to pic up to Ornates yesterday and he sent this home with me, he acts fine, no bullying etc. is this normal
 
cant really tell from the pics...what is the problem exactly? The anal fin area makes it look like a male. I had seen so many females, the first time i saw a male i thought there was something wrong with the fish :)
 
just looks buldged, well almost like umm balls, not that big but anal area doesn't look like my ornates. I will try to get a better pic tomorrow, as these are fast critters
 
If you area of concern is for the anal area then the anal fin is fin. The reason it is large and dense it because your lap is male. A problem i did see is that it seems as if the tail/anal area is laying flat on the bottom, maybe it's just the way the photo was taken or maybe substrate. Other than that i see no problems
 
I wouldn't say it is always laying, sometimes when he swims fast to a spot it goes down like that, plus just got him yesterday, 2x 12-14 Ornates and him in a 55 before I got


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Looks pretty normal to me, fatten him up so the anal fin would be equal to the body
 
I had a Lap once and they love tilapia...try feeding hime before you go to bed
 
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